"Best way to cut thick resin???" Topic

I got a few of the Old Glory buildings, and some of the windows have a REALLY thick resin across them. I CANNOT cut this off with a X-acto knife. Its almost 1/16th to 1/8 thick at places.

Whats the best way to cut out this resin? Grind it out with a Dremmel? If so, what grinding wheel? Or is there a better way to rid this building of the excess resin?

And yes. I know. Resin is very toxic as in inhalation hazard, and I should wear eye protection, a NIOSH Type P95 or N95 approved mask, in a well ventilated area…

Thanks!

A razor saw, powered by hand, for precise cuts.

A dremel with a grinding wheel will work too – make sure to get heavy duty cutting/grinding wheels. Even they will snap, if you get it in a resin cut, and tweak the flat surface of the disk on a portion of the resin at high speed.

It doesn't take much pressure for them to shatter.

Best to make shallow, wide slots, when cutting, if your material and model permits that, and then cut deeper.

The minimum dust method would be to use a pin vise to drill holes close together around the edges, then get the needle-nose clippers to remove the bits between the drill holes. You might need a file for the last bits, but that's better than taking power tools to the job right off the bat.

I'd drill holes and saw it away with a small saw.

A cutting wheel on the dremel from the inside could work as well, depending on how it looks.

Use the dremel cutting wheel.
Cut just deep enough from the front to poke through to the back. Then finish up by cutting from the back using the same slot. That way the round wheel will be able to get closer into the corners without marking up the front of the building. Use a heavy-duty X-Acto blade to clean out the corners.

Or, you could try using a router bit. But if it slips you'll mark up the building face.

Lightsabre.

Or chainsaw.

Just kidding. I know there is no such thing as a lightsabre…

Jake

I'd use Farstars idea of using a pin vise to drill muliple close holes, then I usually just push a hobby knife through the holes to complete the cuts. Clean with files and you should be golden.

Damon.

"I know there is no such thing as a lightsabre…"

Not true. It is a lightsaber, and I have seen them for sale all over the place, e.g. Toys R Us, Target, K-Mart, and on the internet.

The really nice ones that work, and emit sound, are expensive though. Sadly, they don't seem to cut down foes, as well as shown in the movies.

I imagine that is due to our inferior battery technology…..

I have cut the steel hard resin out of OG buildings with a Dremmel. Worked fine for me.

Anybody ever try a drill press bit mortising chisel for this kind of work. A drill press bit mortising chisel let you drill square holes. Provided you have access to a drill press, and it would work with resin.

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LLC aka Ron

I have some woodworking tools that I use for this. Some resin seems to take cutting better than others. I'm not educated on the different properties of them, though.

Steve
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drill holes close together around the edges

My thoughts exactly! I would use the Dremmel though, drill lots of holes around the edges and very close together, them use the bit like a cutter and cut out the piece.

Then use the xacto to do the close work, it is going to be dust so wear a dust mask, I have done this many times, cutting big sections out first then using hand cutting/ carving tools for the closer jobs.

Hope that helps.

You can get High Speed Steel saw blades for the Dremel, both by Dremel and 'off brand' blades from places like MicroMark – unlike the resin/emery abrasive disks they won't shatter, but eventually you will wear off the teeth.